The Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) award gala in Kigali on Saturday night saw 27 black films/filmmakers win accolades in various film disciplines. The 14th edition of the annual award took place at the Intare Conference Arena, a mega Conference and Events facility in Rusororo outside Kigali. It was the first time that AMMA, founded in Nigeria in 2005, was coming to East Africa. Winners: Efere Ozako AMAA 2018 award for Best Short Film Tikitat Soulima – Morocco JubrilL Mailafia AMAA 2018 Award for Best Animation Uncertain Future – Burundi Ousmane Sembene AMAA 2018 Award for Best Film in an African Language Five Fingers For Marseilles – South Africa Michael Anyiam Osigwe AMAA 2018 Award for Best Film by an African living abroad Alexandra – Nigeria/USA AMAA 2018 Award for Best Diaspora Short Torments of Love (Guadeloupe) AMAA 2018 Award for Best Diaspora Documentary Barrows: Freedom Fighter (Barbados) AMAA 2018 Award for Best Diaspora Narrative Feature Angelica (Puerto Rico) AMAA 2018 Award for Achievement in Production Design Five Fingers For Marseille AMAA 2018 Achievement in Costume Design Isoken AMAA 2018 Award for Achievement in Make-up Icheke Oku AMAA 2018 Award for Achievement in Sound Hotel Called Memory AMAA 2018 Award for Achievement in Visual Effect Lucky Specials AMAA 2018 Award for Best Young/Promising Actor Anine Lansari – The Blessed Vost (Les Bienheureux) AMAA 2018 Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Gideon Okeke – Cross Roads AMAA 2018- AYIAM OSIGWE FOUNDATION Award for Best Nigerian Film Isoken Tony Elumelu AMAA 2018 Award for Best Comedy Banana Island Ghost – Nigeria AMAA 2018 Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Dakore Egbuson – Isoken AMAA 2018 Award for the Best First Feature Film by a Director Five Fingers for Marseilles- Michael Mathews- South Africa AMAA 2018 Award for Achievement in Cinematography Five Fingers For Marseille AMAA 2018 Award for Best Director Frank Rajah Arase – In My Country AMAA 2018 Award for Best Film Five Fingers For Marseilles – South Africa AMAA 2018 Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Joke Silva – Potato Potahto AMAA 2018 Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Richard Mofe Damijo – Cross Roads AMAA 2018 Award for Achievement in Soundtrack Hotel Called Memory AMAA 2018 Award for Achievement in Editing Hotel Called Memory AMAA 2018 Award for Achievement in Screenplay Hakkunde
